The Club Presents Dave Angel, Paisley
In a documentary for Resident Advisor, DJ Jackmaster walks towards the basement of an Indian restaurant on the outskirts of Glasgow. “I always call it, ‘The World Famous 69’. The music was the bouncer: if the locals came in and freaked out, they’d just leave!” The Club (AKA 69) has long been a bastion of techno, in part because it’s stayed true to an ethos of boundary-pushing sounds from Detroit and Chicago. This weekend, though, it welcomes a UK figure: Dave Angel. With a dizzying, decades-spanning discography, and his time working with drum’n’bass legends Fabio and Grooverider as Phaze One, Angel brings dark, powerful electronic music to wring your sweaty clothes out to.
Rocksy’s Basement, Friday 31 July
LM
Catch Recordings, Leeds
Many of his fans will be familiar with the works of Gert-Jan Bijl under his Gerd moniker, thanks to his strong association with esteemed Dutch techno institution Clone, not to mention his own celebrated imprint, 4Lux. His Literon alias allows him to explore the more house-based inflections of his sound, as well as employing some of the greatest individual track titles – Freak Funktion, Knob Exploitation – in recent memory. The latter even found its way into Snoop Dogg’s DJ sets, providing an unusual bridge between the Netherlands and Long Beach/Jamaica/Las Vegas. The appeal is obvious: Literon provides energetic, elasticated rave designed for the dress-to-sweat crew. In support here, the always versatile Ste Roberts of Hypercolour is one of the best-connected selectors at the bleeding-edge of house music’s underground. Both are joined by Catch Recordings owner Brett Sinclair, showcasing some of the label’s upcoming jams.
Distrikt, Friday 31 July
JT
In Aeternam Vale, London
If you have a predilection for dramatic coldwave synths and a generous holiday allowance, taking a week off to delve into the back catalogue of In Aeternam Vale is hugely recommended. The project of Lyonnaise producer Laurent Prot, he began in 1983 with irradiated analogue jams released over a dozen cassette albums. In them, you can hear everything from Raime’s burnt-out meditations to Miss Kittin’s arch pop and Nine Inch Nails’ clenched perversions; check out the funk contortions of I’m Your Flesh, the lascivious prowl of Dust Under Brightness, or his terrifying and funny versions of the Peter Gunn theme. Hauled out of history by the Minimal Wave label, Prot then started releasing newer material, which speaks in the bell-clear vowels of digital production. He’s currently releasing thudding minimal techno, so for this rare live set expect slick PVC rather than the matt finish of leather. In support are similarly relentless techno forces Train, Fusky, Monica Elkelv and Choronzon.
Electrowerkz, EC1, Saturday 25 July
BBT
Delete, Cardiff
Banishing the Sunday night blues, Delete bring Beste Modus to the table. A collective of east Berlin producers, the label features the talents of co-founders Diego Krause and Cinthie as well as stevn.aint.leavn, Ed Herbst and Albert Vogt. With beginnings in playing out 90s bass as a teenager, co-founder Cinthie has formed a reputation for floor-ready house mixes, with two decades of expertise under her belt. Krause takes things in a funkier, more garage-focused direction but it’s their love of Germany’s underground scene that unites them in driving bass lines and raw execution.
Gwdihw, Sunday 26 July
SM
Different Circles, London
The lineups curated by Mumdance and Logos for their Sunday parties have been so superb that they make Monday mornings insufferably bleak by comparison. This week, patten plays a “live AV club trax set”, so expect a collage of plundered booty bass and ambient wonk. The excellent New Zealand techno outsider Fis is in support, plus grimy bass futurists Gage and Okzharp. There are three more parties in the series: next week has industrial vibrations from Powell and Russell Haswell, plus the hosts playing back to back.
The Victoria, E8, Sunday 26 July
BBT
